welmec european cooperation in legal metrology

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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

European Cooperation in Legal Metrology

WELMEC

Corinne LAGAUTERIEWELMEC Vice Chairperson

Bureau de la Métrologie

PARIS - FRANCE

[email protected]

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Apologies and greetingsfrom

Gerald FREISTETTERWELMEC Chairman

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General information about WELMEC and developments since Cape Town 2006

Update on WELMEC guides and use of OIML recommendations as normative documents in relation with Measuring instrument directive (MID)

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WELMEC New MembershipEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

Memorandum of Understanding in 1990 – Members: Legal metrology authorities 18 states (15 EU + 3 EFTA) – Name: “Western European Legal Metrology Co-operation“

Several enlargements since 1990

– New associate members : EU Applicant states – New full members when they became EU states – Name: “ WELMEC European co-operation in legal metrology”– Situation in 2006 : 28 Members (25 EU + 3 EFTA) + 4 Associate Members (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Croatia)

Situation in 2007 (EU enlargement) – 30 Members (Bulgaria and Romania new members) – 2 Associate Members: Turkey, Croatia

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European in legal metrology Aim :

– promote mutual confidence among legal metrology services

– facilitate harmonisation of practises (especially in the field of European directives…)

– facilitate exchanges of information– contribute to cancellation of barriers to trade

Publishes guides of interpretation or harmonised practises

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WELMEC No change in StructureEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

Committee

ChairmanChairman´s Group Secretariat

Measuring Systemsfor liquids

Measuring Instruments Directive

Weighing Instruments

Software

Prepackages

Common Working GroupsInstrument specific Working Groups

General Aspects

MetrologicalSupervision

Observers and Corresponding Organisations

Utility MetersInformationExchange

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MIDMID

Contact Points TaximeterLength Measuring Instruments

MID

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Market Surveillance Conformity Assessment, Operation of Notified Bodies Identification of relevant OIML Documents Development of Guidance Documents now referenced by the Commission Administrative Co-operation

WELMEC and the European CommissionEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

Co-operation

Measuring InstrumentsDirective (MID)

NAWI-Directive

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WELMEC representation

Survey on participation in WG’s realised in 2006

A wide range of all different stakeholders different bodies having different activities

– regulation – designation of notified bodies– market surveillance– co-ordination of notified bodies– conformity assessment (notified bodies for different modules of conformity assessment)

corresponding organisation – European Commission – Industry Federations or others (CECIP, CECOD, AQUA, MARCOGAZ, FACOGAZ, CITEF, ORGALIME…)

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WELMEC Documents European cooperation in legal metrology

Guidance for the application of EC Directives useful tool for

– manufacturers of measuring instruments

– notified bodies responsible for conformity assessment

– member state for the designation of notified bodies and market surveillance

presenting – no additional technical requirements beyond EC Directives

– harmonised and best practise solutions

recognised and referenced by European Commission

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WELMEC Internal Developments European cooperation in legal metrology

A meeting of the Chairman‘s Group Meeting with the Convenors in February 2007

An internal seminar to be held in December 2007 for an exchange of information and sharing of experience among the different working groups, har

Results in the Committee meeting next year

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WELMEC FutureEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

Continuation of the support to the

Implementation of MID

Co-operation with the European Commission(on MID and NAWI directive but also concerning the simplification of

the remaining 8 old approach directives)

A seminar on Market surveillance in 2008

Other issues coming from the general revision

of the New approach and Service directive

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MID came into force in 30 October 2006

Update on WELMEC guides and use of OIML recommendations as normative documents in relation MID

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48 guides available free of charge on : www.welmec.org 28 for implementation of MID (directly or indirectly) WG 2 : technical aspects on modular approach, guide on AWI’s WG 4 : guide on decision in legal metrology (uncertainty) WG 5 : market surveillance guide WG 7 : software guide 7.2 (7.1 only for memory) WG 8 : a serie of guides (see next slide) WG 10 : type examination of a family of meters, conversion

devices, marking of fuel dispensers WG 11 : utility meters

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Guides from WG 8 8.0 general provisions of assessment and operation of NB

(applicable standards and link with other guides from the serie) 8.1 Vocabulary : makes a link between MID and other legal

metrology document (e.g. CCR in MID and SF in OIML) 8.2 Application of module H1

8.3 Application of module B

8.4 Application of module D

8.5 Evaluation of NB for type examination (based on EN 45011) 8.6 Presumption of conformity of quality system of

manufacturers for modules D and H1, when EN ISO 9001 is used

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WELMEC Corresponding tables European cooperation in legal metrology

MID opened a new EC route for presumption of

conformity by using OIML Recommendations (instead of only European harmonised standards)

Conditions and process :

– identification of IR’s and their req.which gives

presumption of conformity to the ess.req. of MID

– advice of MID committee

– publication of references in EU Official Journal

WELMEC prepared the work

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Work done and practical organisation in 2005 : work initiated, statement from the Commission at

WELMEC Committee in May 2005, work allocated to existing WG’s and sub-groups of WG8, preparation of work made by at least 3 persons and industry included

2006 : identification ready with comments and gaps identified, agreement by the WELMEC Committee, proposition to the Commission, Commission asked for simplified tables without the detailed explanation, Commission Working Group and MID

Committee confirmed acceptance of WELMEC work

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WELMEC Corresponding tables : News European cooperation in legal metrology

Publication of simplified tables in Official Journal

The explanatory comments are detailed in

WELMEC tables of correspondence published as WELMEC guidance documents

The Commission has made a link with WELMEC documents

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WELMEC Corresponding tables : News European cooperation in legal metrology

List of WELMEC guides on corresponding tables

8.11 (water meters OIML R 49) 8.14 (Heat meters OIML R 75) 8.15 (measuring syst. for liquid other than water OIML R 117) 8.16 -1 to 8.16-5 (AWI OIML R 51, R 61, R 107, R 50 et R 106) 8.19 -1 (length measuring instruments OIML R 66) 8.19 -2 (area measuring instruments OIML R 136) 8.19 -3 (multidimensional measuring instruments OIML R 129)

8.20 (gas analysers OIML R 99)

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OIML recommendations are now used for

conformity to type

But need identified for OIML to update and better

harmonised the requirements in the field of :

– software

– EMC levels (D 11)

– conformity to type (starting with the

documentation)

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WELMEC Future European cooperation in legal metrology

The WELMEC Committee in May 2007 welcomed the proposal from J.F Magana to deliver the first draft of the corresponding tables OIML – MID requirements to the WELMEC Chairman for further consideration in the future

Work started with with MI 002 and R 137 (draft sublitted by BIML and under examination by WG 11)

Future work for taximeters, electricity meters and also evolution of the existing tables in parallel with the revision of correponding OIML recommandations

Thank you for your attention

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